Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join our team caring for babies and their families within the Transitional Care area of our Post Natal Ward. This is a permanent position.



You will need to demonstrate evidence of a previous caring role with children or babies in a hospital setting. Previous experience in Maternity or a nursery nurse qualification would be an advantage, but training will be given to the successful candidate.



If you are passionate, flexible, have a good sense of humour, have the ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team, and can commit to providing a high standard of care we would be delighted to hear from you.

Hours:

18.75 hours per week (0.5WTE) to include internal rotation to night duty, weekends and holidays

Salary:

Band 4



This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure Check.



The Transitional care Support Worker will primarily work alongside the Midwives, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and mothers in caring for neonates requiring support in a Transitional Care setting.



The Transitional Care Support Worker will assist the midwife to maintain a high standard of care.



The Transitional Care Support Worker will be accountable to the midwife that she is working with.



The Transitional Care Support Worker will maintain the dignity of patients and relatives at all times, respecting their individual needs and wishes.



The Transitional Care Support Worker will observe changes in the condition of mothers and babies, take the prescribed actions and report promptly and accurately to the midwife in charge.



The Transitional Care Support Worker will be aware of the Trust guidance and policies on all aspects of Health and Safety including Infection control and COSHH (care of substances hazardous to health).



Planning care in partnership with women and registered practitioners, training and teaching, appraisals, providing advice to support discharge of women and babies from maternity care settings, providing specialist support to women and families with complex needs,



The role holder is able to delegate tasks appropriately to others. They are able to evaluate their own and other's practice and suggest and implement changes to improve service delivery.



Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.



We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.



The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.



Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than 45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.



Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.



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Level 4 MSWs may have day to day supervisory responsibilities for other support workers working at levels 2 and 3 and they may also have line management responsibility, as determined by their employer. The role holder will have a detailed knowledge of the scope of their role and that of others within the multidisciplinary team. This will include cross professional knowledge which will enhance intra and inter professional team working. Through their practice, they will apply a working knowledge of contemporary public health and health promotion initiatives, legal and ethical frameworks, and demonstrate understanding of wider health and social care issues and policy that impacts upon service delivery and provision. The role holder will have enhanced skills in their area of work, which may include specialist practice areas. They will demonstrate a high degree of technical proficiency and contextual knowledge whilst undertaking both routine and complex tasks and activities. They will make judgements requiring comparison and evaluation of options to inform decision making and effectively perform their role. They will be required to document appropriately, detailing actions taken, where support has been sought from suitably qualified practitioners, referrals have been made or where concerns have been escalated. They engage in, recommend, promote and lead audits or surveys to support service improvement. The role holder will be able to independently plan individual and team tasks or activities, prioritising own workload and ensuring effective and appropriate delegation and referral to others. They will apply and promote the principles of woman and family centred care in all aspects of their practice. They will demonstrate self-directed development, working within standard operating procedures, protocols and their scope of role at all times. * They will assume the role of mentor or teacher within their area of practice and in relation to the scope of the other's role. Recognising limitations within own role and practice, the Level 4 Transitional Care Support Worker will exercise appropriate autonomy and present themselves in a credible and competent manner at all times.